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Rock-Cut Tomb Linked to a Deified Thracian Ruler Unearthed Beside a 1,700-Year-Old Mausoleum at Perperikon
Archaeologists at Perperikon in Bulgaria have uncovered a monumental circular mausoleum and two unusual rock-cut graves, one of which may have belonged to a Thracian ruler worshipped after death. The discoveries were made in a necropolis beside the ancient road leading toward Perperikon’s acropolis. Excavators say the concentration of circular mausoleums found there has no…
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Medieval ‘City of the Hobbits’ and War Artifacts Unearthed at Bulgaria’s Ancient Thracian Site Perperikon
Archaeologists working at the ancient Thracian city of Perperikon in Bulgaria have uncovered a fascinating medieval settlement nicknamed the “City of the Hobbits” alongside war artifacts that reveal the site’s turbulent past. Led by Professor Nikolay Ovcharov, the excavation team is shedding new light on this 8,000-year-old archaeological treasure nestled in the Eastern Rhodope mountains.…